If a Manager Wants to Assess Performance Relative to the Industry

question 48

Multiple Choice

If a manager wants to assess performance relative to the industry, it is best to use:

• A) partial productivity measures.
• B) production volume variances.
• C) sales price variances.
• D) total factor productivity.

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Definitions:

Overhead Cost

Indirect expenses related to the general operation of a company, including administrative and facility costs not directly tied to production.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products based on the activities required to produce them, improving accuracy by identifying cost drivers.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, expressed in hours, that machinery is operating.

Equipment Depreciation

The process of allocating the cost of tangible assets over their useful lives, reflecting the decrease in value of equipment over time.